Catholic Encyclopedia - H
- Hédelin, François:
Grammarian, poet, preacher, archeologist, philologist. Born at Paris, 4 August, ...
- Hélinand:
A celebrated medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer; born of ...
- Hélyot, Pierre:
(Usually known as HIPPOLYTE, his name in
- Hôpital, Guillaume-François-Antoine de L':
Marquis de Sainte-Mesme and Comte d'Entremont, French mathematician; b. at Paris, ...
- Höfler, Konstantin von:
An historian; born at Memmingen, Bavaria, 26 March, 1811; died at Prague, 29 ...
- Hübner, Count Alexander:
An Austrian statesman, born 26 Nov., 1811; died 30 July, 1892. He was educated ...
- Hüffer, Hermann:
An historian and jurist; born 24 March, 1830, at
- Hülshoff, Annette Elisabeth von:
(DROSTE-HÜLSHOFF)
A poetess; born at Schloss ...
- Haüy, René-Just:
Mineralogist; b. at Saint-Just (Oise), 28 Feb., 1743; d. at Paris, 3 June, 1822. ...
- Haüy, Valentin:
Founder of the first school for the blind, and known under the endearing name of ...
- Haarlem:
DIOCESE OF HAARLEM (HARLEMENSIS).
One of the suffragan sees ...
- Habacuc:
The eighth of the
- Habakkuk:
The eighth of the
- Haberl, Francis Xavier:
An historian of sacred music, editor, born at Oberellenbach, Lower Bavaria, 12 ...
- Habington, William:
Poet and historian; born at Hindlip, Worcestershire, 1605; died 1654; son of ...
- Habit:
Habit is an ...
- Habor River:
[Hebrew habhor ; Septuagint 'A Bwr :
- Haceldama:
Haceldama is ...
- Hadewych, Blessed:
(HADEWIG, HEDWIG).
Prioress of the Premonstratensian
- Hadrian:
Martyr, died about the year 306. The Christians of
- Hadrian, Publius Ælius:
Emperor of the Romans; born 24 January, A. D. 76 at
- Hadrumetum:
(ADRUMETUM, also ADRUMETUS).
A titular see of Byzacena.
- Haeften, Benedict van:
(Haeftenus).
Benedictine writer,
- Hagen, Gottfried:
Gottfried Hagen, town clerk of Cologne, and author of the
- Haggai: Name and personal life
Aggeus, the tenth among the
- Haggith:
This is the
- Hagiography:
The name given to that branch of learning which has the saints and their worship ...
- Hague, The:
(French LA HAYE; Dutch 's GRAVENHAGE, "the Count's Park"; Latin HAGA COMITIS) ...
- Hahn-Hahn, Ida:
Countess, convert and authoress, born 22 June, 1805; died 12 January, 1880. She ...
- Haid, Herenaus:
Catechist, born in the
- Hail Holy Queen:
The opening words (used as a title) of the most celebrated of the four
- Hail Mary:
The Hail Mary ...
- Haimhausen, Karl von:
(Corrupt form ...
- Hair (in Christian Antiquity):
The subject of this article is so extensive that there can be no attempt to ...
- Hairshirt:
(Latin cilicium ; French cilice ).
A garment of rough ...
- Haiti:
( Spanish Santo Domingo, Hispaniola .)
An island of the ...
- Haito:
(HATTO).
Bishop of Basle; b. in 763, of a noble
- Hakodate:
Situated between 138º and 157º E. long., and between 37º and ...
- Hakon the Good:
King of Norway, 935 (936) to 960 (961), youngest child of King Harold Fair Hair ...
- Halicarnassus:
A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. It was a colony from ...
- Halifax:
(HALIFAXIENSIS)
This see takes its name from the city of
- Hallahan, Margaret:
Foundress of the Dominican Congregation of St. Catherine of
- Haller, Karl Ludwig von:
A professor of constitutional law, b. 1 August, 1768, at Berne, d. 21 May, 1854, ...
- Hallerstein, August:
(Or Hallerstein).
Jesuit missionary in China, born in ...
- Halloween:
[ The vigil of this feast is popularly called "Hallowe'en" or "Halloween".] ...
- Halloy, Jean-Baptiste-Julien D'Omalius:
Belgian geologist, b. at Liège, Belgium, 16 February, 1783; d. at ...
- Halma, Nicholas:
French mathematician; born at Sedan, 31 December, 1755; died at Paris, 4 June, ...
- Ham, Hamites: I. CHAM
( A.V. Ham). Son of
- Hamar, Ancient See of:
(HAMARCOPIA; HAMARENSIS).
Hamar in Norway, embraced ...
- Hamatha:
(AMATHA).
A titular see of
- Hambley, Ven. John:
English martyr ...
- Hamburg:
A city supposed to be identical with the Marionis of Ptolemy, was founded by a ...
- Hamilton, John:
Archbishop of St. Andrews; b. 1511; d. at Stirling, 1571; a natural son of James, ...
- Hamilton, Ontario, Diocese of:
(Hamiltonensis). Located in Ontario,
- Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Baron von:
A distinguished Austrian Orientalist ; b. at Graz, 9 June, 1774; d. at Vienna, ...
- Hammurabi:
( Ha-am-mu-ra-bi )
The sixth king of the first Babylonian ...
- Hamsted, Adrian:
Founder of the sect of Adrianists; born at Dordrecht, 1524; died at Bruges, ...
- Haneberg, Daniel Bonifacius von:
A distinguished German
- Hanover:
The former Kingdom of
- Hanse, Blessed Everald:
Martyr ; b. in Northamptonshire; executed 31 July, 1581. He was educated at ...
- Hansiz, Markus:
Historian, b. at Volkermarkt, Carinthia, Austria, 25 April, 1683; d. at Vienna, ...
- Hanthaler, Chrysostomus:
(JOHANNES ADAM.)
A Cistercian, historical investigator and ...
- Hanxleden, Johann Ernest:
Jesuit missionary in the East Indies: b. at Ostercappeln, near Osnabrück, in ...
- Happiness:
( French bonheur ; German Glück ; Latin felicitas ; Greek eutychia, ...
- Haraldson, Saint Olaf:
Martyr and King of
- Harbor Grace:
(Portus Gratiæ)
Diocese in Newfoundland, erected in ...
- Hardee, William J.:
Soldier, convert, b. at Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. 1817, d. at Wytheville, ...
- Hardey, Mary Aloysia:
Of the
- Harding, St. Stephen:
Confessor, the third
- Harding, Thomas:
Controversialist; b. at Combe Martin, Devon, 1516 d. at Louvain, Sept., 1572. The ...
- Hardman, Mary Juliana:
Known in
- Hardouin, Jean:
Jesuit, and historian; b. at Quimper, Brittany, 23 Dec., 1646, son of a bookseller ...
- Hardyng, John:
An English chronicler; b. 1378; d. about 1460. He was of northern parentage and ...
- Hare Indians:
A Déné tribe which shares with the
- Harland, Henry:
Novelist, b. of New England parentage, at St. Petersburg, 1 Mar., 1861; d. at San ...
- Harlay, Family of:
An important
- Harlez de Deulin, Charles-Joseph de:
A Belgian Orientalist, domestic prelate,
- Harmony:
(Greek, harmonia ; Latin, harmonia )
A concord of ...
- Harney: (1) William Selby Harney
Soldier, convert ; b. near Haysboro, ...
- Harold Bluetooth:
(B LAATAND )
Born 911; died 1 November, 985 or 986. He was ...
- Harold, Francis:
Irish Franciscan and historical writer, d. at Rome, 18 March, 1685. He was for ...
- Harpasa:
A titular see of Caria, suffragan of Stauropolis. Nothing is known of the ...
- Harper, Thomas Morton:
Priest, philosopher, theologian and preacher. Born in London 26 Sept., 1821, of ...
- Harrington, Ven. William:
English martyr ...
- Harris, Joel Chandler:
Folklorist, novelist, poet, journalist; born at Eatonton, Georgia, U.S.A. 1848; ...
- Harrisburg:
(Harrisburgensis.)
Established 1868, comprises the Counties ...
- Harrison, James:
Priest and
- Harrison, William:
Third and last
- Harrowing of Hell:
This is the Old English and Middle English term for the triumphant descent of
- Hart, William:
Born at Wells, 1558; suffered at York, 15 March, 1583. Elected Trappes Scholar at ...
- Hartford:
Diocese of Hartford, established by Gregory XVI, 18 Sept., 1843. When erected it ...
- Hartley, Ven. William:
Martyr ; b. at Wyn, in Derbyshire, England, of a yeoman
- Hartmann von Aue:
A Middle High German epic poet and minnesinger; died between 1210 and 1220. Little ...
- Hartmann, Georg:
Mechanician and physicist ; b. at Eckoltsheim, Bavaria, 9 Feb. 1489; d. at ...
- Hasak, Vincenz:
Historian, b. at Neustadt, near Friedland, Bohemia, 18 July, 1812; d. 1 ...
- Haschka, Lorenz Leopold:
A poet-author of the Austrian national anthem; b. at Vienna, 1 Sept. 1749, d. ...
- Haspinger, Johann Simon:
A Tyrolese
- Hassard, John Rose Greene:
An editor, historian; b. in New York, U.S.A. 4 September, 1836; d. in that city, ...
- Hasslacher, Peter:
Preacher; b. at Coblenz, 14 August, 1810; d. at Paris, 5 July, 1876. He was one of ...
- Hatred:
Hatred in ...
- Hatto:
Archbishop of
- Hatton, Edward Anthony:
Dominican,
- Hauara:
A titular see of Palestina Tertia, suffragan of Petra. Peutinger's map locates ...
- Haudriettes:
A religious congregation founded in
- Haughery, Margaret:
Margaret Haughery, "the mother of the orphans ", as she was familiarly styled, b. ...
- Hauréau, Jean-Barthélemy:
Historian and publicist; b. at Paris, 1812; d. there, 1896. He was educated at ...
- Hautecombe:
(Altacomba, Altæcombæum)
A Cistercian monastery ...
- Hautefeuille, Jean de:
French physicist, b. at Orléans, 20 March, 1647; d. there, 18 October, ...
- Hautefeuille, Jean de:
French physicist, b. at Orléans, 20 March, 1647; d. there, 18 October, ...
- Hauteserre:
(ALTESERRA).
Antoine Dadin d'Hauteserre
Born 1602, ...
- Hauzeur, Mathias:
A Franciscan theologian, b. at Verviers, 1589; d. at
- Havana:
Diocese of
- Havestadt, Bernhard:
German Jesuit ; b. at Cologne, 27 February, 1714; died at
- Hawarden, Edward:
(HARDEN).
Theologian and controversialist, b. in Lancashire, ...
- Hawes, Stephen:
Poet; b. in Suffolk about 1474; d. about 1523. Very little is known of his life. ...
- Hawker, Robert Stephen:
Poet and antiquary; b. at
- Hawkins, Sir Henry:
Raised to the peerage as
- Hay, Edmund and John: (1) Edmund Hay
Jesuit, and envoy to
- Hay, George:
Bishop and writer, b. at Edinburgh, 24 Aug., 1729; d. at Aquhorties, 18 Oct., ...
- Haydn, Franz Joseph:
Born of staunch
- Haydn, Johann Michael:
A younger brother of Franz
- Haydock, George Leo:
Priest and Biblical scholar; b. 11 April, 1774, at Cottam, near Wood Plumpton, ...
- Haydock, Venerable George:
English martyr ...
- Haymo:
( Or Haimo).
A Benedictine
- Haymo of Faversham:
English Franciscan and schoolman, b. at Faversham, Kent; d. at Anagni, Itlay, in ...
- Haynald, Lajos:
Cardinal,
- Hazart, Cornelius:
Controversialist, orator, and writer, b. 28 October, 1617, at Oudenarde in the ...
- Healy, George Peter Alexander:
An American portrait and historical painter, b. at Boston, 15 July, 1808; d. at ...
- Hearse, Tenebrae:
The
- Heart of Jesus, Devotion to the:
The treatment of this subject is divided into two parts:
I. Doctrinal ...
- Heart of Mary, Congregations of: I. Sisters of the Holy Heart of Mary
Founded in 1842 at Nancy, by Mgr ...
- Heart of Mary, Devotion to the:
As in the article on Devotion to the Sacred Heart of
- Heath, Ven. Henry:
English Franciscan and martyr, son of
- Heaven:
This subject
- Hebrew Bible:
As compared with the Latin Vulgate , the Hebrew
- Hebrew Language and Literature:
Hebrew was the language spoken by the ancient Israelites, and in which were ...
- Hebrews, Epistle to the:
This will be ...
- Hebrides, New:
Vicariate Apostolic in Oceania; comprises the New Hebrides, with Banks and ...
- Hebron:
( hbrwn, chebrón )
An ancient royal city of ...
- Hecker, Isaac Thomas:
Missionary, author, founder of the
- Hedonism:
( hedoné, pleasure).
The name given to the group of ...
- Hedwig, Saint:
Duchess of Silesia, b. about 1174, at the castle of
- Heeney, Cornelius:
Merchant and philanthropist; b. in King's County, Ireland, 1754; d. at Brooklyn, ...
- Heereman von Zuydwyk, Freiherr von:
(Clemens Aug. Ant.).
Catholic statesman and writer on art, ...
- Heeswijk:
A village in the
- Hefele, Karl Joseph von:
Bishop of Rottenburg, b. at Unterkochen, Würtemberg, 15 March, 1809; d. at ...
- Hegelianism: (1) Life and Writings of ...
- Hegesippus, Saint:
(Roman Martyrology, 7 April).
A writer of the second century, ...
- Hegesippus, The Pseudo-:
A fourth-century translator of the "Jewish War" of Flavius Josephus. The name is ...
- Hegius, Alexander:
Humanist ; b. probably in 1433, at Heeck (Westphalia); d. 7 December, 1498, at ...
- Heidelberg, University of:
Heidelberg, a city of 41,000 inhabitants, is situated in the Grand Duchy of Baden, ...
- Heiligenkreuz:
(SANCTA CRUX).
An existing Cistercian monastery in the ...
- Heilsbronn:
(FONS SALUTIS).
Formerly a Cistercian monastery in the
- Heilsbronn, Monk of:
This name indicates the unknown author of some small mystical treatises, written ...
- Heim, François Joseph:
French historical painter, b. near Belfort, 1787, d. in Paris, 1865. This clever ...
- Heinrich der Glïchezäre:
( Glïchezäre , i.e. the hypocrite, in the sense of one who adopts a ...
- Heinrich von Ahaus:
(Hendrik van Ahuis)
Founder of the Brethren of the Common ...
- Heinrich von Laufenberg:
A German poet of the fifteenth century, d. at
- Heinrich von Meissen:
Usually called "Frauenlob" (Woman's praise), a Middle High German lyric poet; b. ...
- Heinrich von Melk:
German satirist of the twelfth century; of knightly birth and probably a lay ...
- Heinrich von Veldeke:
A medieval German poet of knightly rank; b. near Maastricht in the Netherlands ...
- Heinz, Joseph:
Swiss painter ; b. at Basle, 11 June, 1564; d. near Prague, Bohemia, October, ...
- Heis, Eduard:
German astronomer, b. at Cologne, 18 February, 1806; d. at Münster, ...
- Heisterbach:
(Vallis S. Petri).
A former Cistercian monastery in the ...
- Helen of Sköfde, Saint:
Martyr in the first half of the twelfth century. Her feast is celebrated 31 ...
- Helena (Montana):
(Helenensis)
Erected from the Vicariate of Montana, 7 March, ...
- Helena, Saint:
The mother of Constantine the Great , born about the middle of the third century, ...
- Helenopolis:
A titular see of Bithynia Prima, suffragan of Prusa. On the southern side of the ...
- Heli: Heli the Judge and High ...
- Heliae, Paul:
(POVL HELGESEN)
A Carmelite, opponent of the Reformation in ...
- Heliand, The:
( German Heiland , Saviour)
The oldest complete work of ...
- Heliogabalus:
(E LAGABAL )
The name adopted by Varius Avitus Bassianus, ...
- Hell:
This subject is treated under eight headings: (I) Name and Place of Hell; (II) ...
- Hell, Maximilian:
(Höll).
Astronomer, b. at Schemnitz in Hungary, 15 May, ...
- Hello, Ernest:
French philosopher and essayist, b. at Lorient, Brittany, 4 Nov., 1828; d. at ...
- Helmold:
A historian, born in the first half of the twelfth century; died about 1177. He ...
- Helmont, Jan Baptista van:
Born at Brussels, 1577; died near Vilvorde, 30 December, 1644. This scientist, ...
- Helpers of the Holy Souls, Society of the:
( Auxiliatrices des Ames du Purgatoire )
A religious ...
- Helpidius, Flavius Rusticius:
The name of several Latin writers. It appears in the manuscript of Pomponius ...
- Hemmerlin, Felix:
(MALLEOLUS) properly HEMERLI
A
- Henderson, Issac Austin:
Born at Brooklyn, 1850; died in Rome, March, 1909. His
- Hendrick, Thomas Augustine:
First American and the twenty-second
- Hengler, Lawrence:
Catholic priest ...
- Hennepin, Louis:
One of the most famous explorers in the wilds of North
- Henoch:
(Greek Enoch ...
- Henoch, Book of:
The antediluvian
- Henoticon:
The story of the
- Henríquez, Crisóstomo:
A Cistercian religious of the Spanish Congregation; b. at Madrid, 1594; d. 23 ...
- Henríquez, Enrique:
Noted Jesuit theologian, b. at Oporto, 1536; d. at Tivoli, 28 January, 1608. At ...
- Henri de Saint-Ignace:
A Carmelite theologian, b. in 1630, at Ath in Hainaut,
- Henrion, Mathieu-Richard-Auguste:
Baron, French magistrate, historian, and journalist; b. at Metz, 19 June, 1805; d. ...
- Henry Abbot:
Layman, martyred at York, 4 July, 1597, pronounced Venerable in 1886. His
- Henry II:
King of England, born 1133; died 6 July, 1189; was in his earlier
- Henry II, Saint:
German King and Holy Roman Emperor, son of Duke
- Henry III:
German King and Roman Emperor, son of Conrad II; b. 1017; d. at Bodfeld, in the ...
- Henry IV:
King of France ...
- Henry IV:
German King and Roman Emperor, son of
- Henry of Friemar:
(DE VRIMARIA)
German theologian ; b. at Friemar, a small ...
- Henry of Ghent:
(HENRICUS DE GANDAVO, known as the DOCTOR SOLEMNIS)
A notable ...
- Henry of Herford:
(Or HERWORDEN; HERVORDIA)
- Henry of Huntingdon:
Historian; b. probably near Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, between 1080 and 1085; d. ...
- Henry of Kalkar:
(Egher).
Carthusian writer, b. at Kalkar in the Duchy of ...
- Henry of Langenstein:
(Henry of Hesse ...
- Henry of Nördlingen:
A Bavarian secular priest, of the fourteenth century, date of death unknown; the ...
- Henry of Rebdorf:
Alleged author of an imperial and papal chronicle of the thirteenth and ...
- Henry of Segusio, Blessed:
Usually called Hostiensis , an Italian canonist of the thirteenth century, ...
- Henry Suso, Blessed:
(Also called Amandus , a name adopted in his writings). German mystic, born at ...
- Henry the Navigator, Prince:
Born 4 March, 1394; died 13 November, 1460; he was the fourth son of
- Henry V:
German King and Roman Emperor, son of
- Henry VI:
German King and Roman Emperor, son of Frederick Barbarossa and Beatrice of
- Henry VIII:
King of England, born 28 June, 1491; died 28 January, 1547.
...
- Henryson, Robert:
Scottish poet, born probably 1420-1430; died about 1500.
His ...
- Henschen, Godfrey:
(Or Henskens .)
Jesuit, hagiographer ; b. at Venray ...
- Hensel, Luise:
Poetess and convert ; born at Linum, 30 March, 1798; died at Paderborn, 18 ...
- Henten, John:
Biblical exegete, born 1499 at Nalinnes
- Heortology:
(From the Greek heorte , festival, and logos , knowledge, discourse)
- Hephæstus:
A titular see of Augustamnica Prima, mentioned by Hierocles (Synecd., 727, 9), ...
- Heptarchy:
(A NGLO -S AXON H EPTARCHY )
By the term
- Heraclas:
Bishop of
- Heraclea:
A titular see of Thracia Prima.
- Heraldry, Ecclesiastical:
Ecclesiastical heraldry naturally divides itself into various ...
- Herbart and Herbartianism:
The widespread and increasing influence of Herbart and his disciples in the work ...
- Herbert of Bosham:
A biographer of
- Herbert of Derwentwater, Saint:
(Hereberht).
Date of birth unknown; d. 20 March, 687; an ...
- Herbert of Lea, Lady Elizabeth:
Authoress, and philanthropist, b. in 1822; d. in London 30 Oct., 1911. Lady ...
- Herbst, Johann Georg:
Born at Rottweil, in Würtemberg, 13 January, 1787; died 31 July, 1836. His ...
- Herculano de Carvalho e Araujo, Alejandro:
Born at Lisbon, 28 March, 1810; died near Santarem, 13 Sept., 1877. Because of ...
- Herder:
The name of a German firm of publishers and booksellers.
...
- Herdtrich, Christian Wolfgang:
(According to Franco, Christianus Henriques ; Chinese, Ngen ).
- Heredity:
The offspring tends to resemble, sometimes with extraordinary closeness, the
- Hereford, Ancient Diocese of:
(HEREFORDENSIS)
Located in England. Though the name of ...
- Hereswitha, Saint:
(HAERESVID, HERESWYDE).
Daughter of Hereric and Beorhtswith ...
- Heresy: I. Connotation and DefinitionII. Distinctions III. Degrees of
- Hergenröther, Joseph:
Church historian and canonist, first Cardinal-Prefect of the Vatican Archives, b. ...
- Heribert:
(ARIBERT)
Archbishop of
- Heribert, Saint:
Archbishop of
- Heriger of Lobbes:
A medieval theologian and historian; born about 925; died 31 October, 1007. ...
- Herincx, William:
A theologian, born at Helmond, North Brabant, 1621; died 17 Aug., 1678. After ...
- Hermann Contractus:
(Herimanus Augiensis, Hermann von
- Hermann I:
Landgrave of
- Hermann Joseph, Saint:
Premonstratensian
- Hermann of Altach:
(Niederaltaich).
A medieval historian; b. 1200 or 1201; d. ...
- Hermann of Fritzlar:
With this name are connected two works on
- Hermann of Minden:
Provincial of ...
- Hermann of Salza:
Fourth Grand Master of the Teutonic Order , descendant of the noble Thuringian ...
- Hermanos Penitentes, Los:
(The Penitent Brothers), a
- Hermas:
(First or second century), author of the book called "The Shepherd" ( Poimen , ...
- Hermas, Saint:
Martyr
- Hermeneutics:
Derived from a Greek word connected with the name of the
- Hermengild, Saint:
Date of birth unknown; d. 13 April, 585. Leovigild, the Arian King of the
- Hermes, George:
Philosopher and theologian, b. at Dreierwalde near Theine (Westphalia), 22 April, ...
- Hermes, Saint:
Martyr, Bishop ...
- Hermite, Charles:
Born at Dieuze, Lorraine, 24 December, 1822; d. at Paris, 14 January, 1901; one ...
- Hermits:
( Eremites , "inhabitants of a
- Hermits of St. Augustine:
(Generally called
- Hermon:
[From the Hebrew meaning "sacred (mountain)"; Septuagint, Aermon ]
- Hermopolis Magna:
A titular see of Thebais Prima, suffragan of Antinoe, in Egypt. The native ...
- Hermopolis Parva:
A titular see of Ægyptus Prima, suffragan of Alexandria. Its ancient ...
- Herod:
(Greek Herodes , from Heros .)
- Herodias:
Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus -- son of
- Heroic Act of Charity:
A decree of ...
- Heroic Virtue:
The notion of heroicity is derived from hero, originally a warrior, a demigod; ...
- Herp, Henry:
(Or HARP, Latin CITHARŒDUS, or ERP as in the old
- Herrad of Landsberg:
(or LANDSPERG)
A twelfth-century abbess, author of the ...
- Herregouts:
There were three artists of the name of Herregouts, father, son, and grandson, of ...
- Herrera Barnuevo, Sebastiano de:
A painter, architect, sculptor and etcher; born in Madrid, 1611 or 1619; died ...
- Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de:
A Spanish historian; born at Cuellar, in the province of Segovia, in 1559; died ...
- Herrera, Fernando de:
A Spanish lyric poet; born 1537; died 1597. The head of a school of lyric ...
- Herrera, Francisco: (1) Francisco Herrera (el Viejo, the Elder)
A Spanish painter, etcher, ...
- Herrgott, Marquard:
A Benedictine historian and diplomat; born at
- Hersfeld:
An ancient imperial
- Hervás y Panduro, Lorenzo:
Spanish Jesuit and famous philologist; b. at Horcajo, 1 May, 1735; d. at Rome, ...
- Hervetus, Gentian:
French theologian and controversialist; b. at Olivet, near Orléans, in ...
- Hesebon:
(A.V. HESHBON; Greek Esebon, Esbous ; Latin Esbus).
A ...
- Hesse:
(H ESSEN ).
The name of a German tribe, and also a district ...
- Hessels, Jean:
A distinguished theologian of Louvain ; born 1522; died 1566. He had been ...
- Hesychasm:
(Greek hesychos , quiet).
The story of the system of
- Hesychius of Alexandria:
Grammarian and lexicographer; of uncertain date, but assigned by most authorities ...
- Hesychius of Jerusalem:
Presbyter and exegete, probably of the fifth century. Nothing certain is known ...
- Hesychius of Sinai:
A priest and ...
- Hethites:
(A.V. H ITTITES )
One of the many peoples of North-Western ...
- Hettinger, Franz:
A Catholic ...
- Heude, Pierre:
Missionary to
- Hewett, John:
(Alias WELDON).
English
- Hewit, Augustine Francis:
Priest and second
- Hexaemeron:
Hexaemeron ...
- Hexapla:
The name given to Origen's edition of the
- Hexateuch:
A name commonly used by the critics to designate the first six books of the Old ...
- Hexham and Newcastle:
Diocese of Hexham ...
- Heynlin of Stein, Johann:
(A LAPIDE)
A theologian, born about 1425; died at Basle, 12 ...
- Heywood, Jasper and John: (1) Jasper Heywood
A poet and translator; born 1535 in London ; died ...
- Hezekiah:
Ezechias ...
- Hibernians, Ancient Order of:
This organization grew up gradually among the Catholics of
- Hickey, Antony:
A theologian, born in the Barony of Islands, Co. Clare, Ireland, in 1586; died ...
- Hidalgo, Miguel:
Born on the ranch of San Vicente in the district of Guanajuato, 8 May, 1753; ...
- Hierapolis:
Titular Archdiocese,
- Hierapolis:
A titular see of Phrygia Salutaris, suffragan of Synnada. It is usually called ...
- Hierarchy:
(Greek Hierarchia ; from hieros , sacred; archein , rule, command). ...
- Hierarchy of the Early Church:
The word
- Hierocæsarea:
A titular see of Lydia, suffragan of Sardis. This town is mentioned by Ptolemy ...
- Hieronymites:
In the fourth century, certain Roman ladies, following St. Paula, embraced the ...
- Hierotheus:
All attempts to establish as historical a
- Higden, Ranulf:
(HYDON, HYGDEN, HIKEDEN.)
Benedictine chronicler; died 1364. ...
- High Altar:
(ALTARE SUMMUM or MAJUS.)
The
- High Priest, The:
The high-priest in the Old Testament is called by various names:
- Higher Criticism: Overview
Biblical criticism in its fullest comprehension is the
- Hilarion, Saint:
Founder of anchoritic
- Hilarius of Sexten:
(In the world, CHRISTIAN GATTERER.)
Moral theologian ; born ...
- Hilarius, Pope Saint:
[ Also spelled HILARIUS]
Elected 461; the date of his ...
- Hilarus, Pope Saint:
[ Also spelled HILARIUS]
Elected 461; the date of his ...
- Hilary of Arles, Saint:
Archbishop, b. about 401; d. 5 May, 449. The exact place of his birth is not known. ...
- Hilary of Poitiers, Saint:
Bishop, born in that city at the beginning of the fourth century; died there 1 ...
- Hilda, Saint:
Abbess, born 614; died 680. Practically speaking, all our
- Hildebert of Lavardin:
Bishop of Le Mans,
- Hildegard, Saint:
Born at Böckelheim on the Nahe, 1098; died on the Rupertsberg near Bingen, ...
- Hildesheim:
Diocese of
- Hilduin, Abbot of St-Denis:
He died 22 November, 840. He was a scion of a prominent Frankish family, hut the ...
- Hill, Ven. Richard:
English Martyr, executed at Durham, 27 May, 1590. Very little is known of him ...
- Hillel:
A famous
- Hilton, Walter:
Augustinian mystic, d. 24 March, 1396. Little is known of his life, save that he ...
- Himeria:
A titular see in the province of Osrhoene, suffragan of Edessa. The "Notitia" ...
- Himerius:
(called also EUMERIUS and COMERIUS)
An
- Hincmar:
An archbishop ...
- Hincmar:
Bishop of Laon; died 879. In the beginning of 858 the younger Hincmar, a nephew on ...
- Hinderer, Roman:
(Chinese TE).
A German missionary in China, born at ...
- Hinduism: Hinduism in its ...
- Hingston, Sir William Hales:
Canadian physician and surgeon, b. at Hinchinbrook near Huntingdon, Quebec, June ...
- Hippo Diarrhytus:
(Or HIPPO ZARRHYTUS.)
A titular see of Northern Africa, now ...
- Hippo Regius:
A titular see of Numidia, now a part of the residential see of Constantine. ...
- Hippolytus of Rome, Saint:
Martyr, presbyter and
- Hippolytus, Saints:
Besides the presbyter,
- Hippos:
Besides the presbyter,
- Hirena:
A titular see of southern Tunis. Nothing is known of the city, the name of which ...
- Hirschau, Abbey of:
A celebrated Benedictine monastery in Würtemberg,
- Hirscher, Johann Baptist von:
Born 20 January, 1788, at Alt-Ergarten, Ravensburg; died 4 September, 1865. He ...
- Historical Criticism:
Historical criticism is the art of distinguishing the true from the false ...
- History, Ecclesiastical: I. NATURE AND OFFICE
Ecclesiastical history is the scientific ...
- Hittites:
(A.V. H ITTITES )
One of the many peoples of North-Western ...
- Hittorp, Melchior:
A theologian and liturgical writer, born about 1525, at
- Hladnik, Franz von Paula:
Botanist and schoolmaster, b. 29 March, 1773, at Idria, Carniola, Austria ; d. ...
- Hobart:
(HOBARTENSIS)
- Hodgson, Sydney:
A lawman and
- Hofer, Andreas:
A patriot and soldier, born at St. Leonhard in Passeyrthale, Tyrol, 22 Nov., ...
- Hogan, John Baptist:
Better known, on account of his long sojourn in France, as
- Hohenbaum van der Meer, Moritz:
A Benedictine historian; born at Spörl near Belgrade, 25 June, 1718; died ...
- Hohenburg:
(ODILIENBERG; ALTITONA)
A suppressed nunnery, situated on ...
- Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, Alexander Leopold:
A titular
- Holbein, Hans:
(The Elder Holbein)
A German painter ; b. at
- Holden, Henry:
An English
- Holiness:
(A.S. hal , perfect, or whole). Sanctitas in the Vulgate of the
- Holland, Ven. Thomas:
An English martyr, b. 1600 at Sutton, Lancashire; martyred at Tyburn, 12 ...
- Hollanders in the United States:
The Hollanders played by no means an insignificant part in the early history of ...
- Holmes, John:
Catholic educator and
- Holocaust:
As suggested by its Greek origin ( holos "whole", and kaustos "burnt") the word ...
- Holstenius, Lucas:
(HOLSTE).
German philologist, b. at Hamburg, 1596; d. at ...
- Holtei, Karl von:
German novelist, poet, and dramatist; b. at Breslau, 24 January, 1798; d. in that ...
- Holy Agony, Archconfraternity of:
An association for giving special
- Holy Alliance:
The Emperor Francis ...
- Holy Child Jesus, Society of the:
The Society ...
- Holy Childhood, Association of the:
A children's association for the benefit of foreign missions. Twenty years after ...
- Holy Coat:
(OF TRIER AND ARGENTEUIL).
The possession of the seamless ...
- Holy Communion:
By Communion is meant the actual reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist. ...
- Holy Cross Abbey:
The picturesque ruins of this monastery are situated on the
- Holy Cross, Congregation of:
A body of priests and
- Holy Cross, Sisters Marianites of:
The congregation of the Sisters Marianites of Holy Cross was founded in 1841, in ...
- Holy Cross, Sisters of the:
(Mother House, St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception, Notre Dame, Indiana) ...
- Holy Faith, Sisters of the:
Founded at Dublin, in 1857, by Margaret Aylward, under the direction of Rev.
- Holy Family, Archconfraternity of the:
This
- Holy Family, Congregations of the: I. ASSOCIATION OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Founded in 1820 by the
- Holy Ghost: I. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA
The doctrine of the
- Holy Ghost, Orders of the:
The Hospital of the
- Holy Ghost, Religious Congregations of the: I. THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY GHOST AND OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
...
- Holy Grail, The:
The name of a legendary sacred vessel , variously identified with the
- Holy House of Loreto:
(The Holy House of Loreto).
Since the fifteenth century, and ...
- Holy Humility of Mary, Sisters of the:
Founded at Dommartin-sous-Amance, France, in 1855, by
- Holy Infancy, Brothers of the:
Founded in 1853 by the
- Holy Innocents:
The children mentioned ...
- Holy Name of Jesus:
We give honour ...
- Holy Name, Feast of the:
This feast is celebrated on the second
- Holy Name, Litany of the:
An old and popular
- Holy Name, Society of the:
(Confraternity of the Most Holy Name of
- Holy Oils:
(OLEA SACRA).
Liturgical Benediction
Oil is a product ...
- Holy Oils, Vessels for:
In Christian ...
- Holy Orders:
Order is the appropriate disposition of things equal and unequal, by giving each ...
- Holy Saturday:
In the primitive Church Holy Saturday was known as Great, or Grand, Saturday, ...
- Holy See:
(From the Latin Sancta Sedes , Holy Chair).
A term ...
- Holy Sepulchre:
Holy Sepulchre ...
- Holy Sepulchre, Canonesses Regular of the:
Concerning the
- Holy Sepulchre, Fathers of the:
(Guardians)
The Fathers of the
- Holy Sepulchre, Knights of the:
Neither the name of a founder nor a date of
- Holy Spirit: I. SYNOPSIS OF THE DOGMA
The doctrine of the
- Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta):
Consisting of twenty-eight white marble steps, at Rome, near the Lateran; ...
- Holy Synod:
In its full
- Holy Thursday:
The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of ...
- Holy Water:
The use of holy water in the earliest days of the
- Holy Water Fonts:
Vessels intended for the use of holy water are of very ancient origin, and ...
- Holy Week:
Holy Week is the week ...
- Holy Year of Jubilee:
The ultimate derivation of the word jubilee is disputed, but it is most ...
- Holyrood Abbey:
Located in Edinburgh,
- Holywell:
A town in North Wales, situated on the declivity of a hill overlooking a ...
- Holywood, Christopher:
( Latinized , A Sacrobosco.)
Jesuit ; b. At Artane, ...
- Holywood, John:
(John Holywood), a
- Holzhauser, Bartholomew:
Parish priest, ...
- Homes:
This term, when used in an eleemosynary sense, covers all institutions that afford ...
- Homicide:
( Latin homo , man; and caedere , to slay)
- Homiletics:
Homiletics is ...
- Homiliarium:
A collection of homilies, or familiar explanations of the Gospels (see HOMILY). ...
- Homily:
The word
- Homoousion:
(Gr.
- Honduras:
VICARIATE APOSTOLIC OF BRITISH HONDURAS.
The territory of the ...
- Hong-Kong:
The island of
- Honoratus a Sancta Maria:
A Discalced ...
- Honoratus, Saint:
Archbishop of Arles; b. about 350; d. 6 (or, according to certain authors, 14 or ...
- Honorius I, Pope:
Pope (625-12 October, 638), a Campanian, consecrated 27 October (Duchesne) or 3 ...
- Honorius II, Pope:
(Lamberto Scannabecchi)
Born of humble
- Honorius III, Pope:
(Cencio Savelli)
Born at Rome, date of birth unknown; died ...
- Honorius IV, Pope:
(Giacomo Savelli)
Born at
- Honorius of Autun:
(HONORIUS AUGUSTODUNENSIS)
A theologian, philosopher, and ...
- Honorius, Flavius:
Roman Emperor, d. 25 August, 423. When his father, the Emperor Theodosius, ...
- Honorius, Saint:
Archbishop of Canterbury, fifth in succession from St. Augustine, elected 627; ...
- Honour:
Honour may be ...
- Hontheim, Johannes Nicolaus von:
(FEBRONIUS)
An auxiliary
- Hood:
A flexible, conical, brimless head-dress, covering the entire head, except the ...
- Hoogstraten, Jacob van:
(also HOCHSTRATEN)
A theologian and controversialist, born ...
- Hooke, Luke Joseph:
Born at Dublin ...
- Hope:
Hope, in its widest acceptation, is described as the desire of something together ...
- Hope-Scott, James Robert:
(Originally H OPE )
Parliamentary barrister, Q.C.; b. 15 ...
- Hopi Indians:
(From Hopita, "peaceful ones" their own name; also frequently known as Moki, or ...
- Hopkins, Gerard Manley:
Jesuit and poet, born at Stratford, near London, 28 July, 1844; died at Dublin, ...
- Hormisdas, Pope Saint:
Date of birth unknown, elected to the Holy See, 514; d. at Rome, 6 August, 523. ...
- Horner, Nicholas:
Layman and martyr, born at Grantley, Yorkshire, England, date of birth unknown; ...
- Horns, Altar:
On the Jewish ...
- Hornyold, John Joseph:
A titular
- Hortulus Animæ:
(L ITTLE G ARDEN OF THE S OUL ).
A
- Hosanna:
"And the multitudes that went before and that followed, cried, saying:
- Hosea: NAME AND COUNTRY
- Hosius of Cordova:
The foremost Western champion of
- Hosius, Stanislaus:
(HOE, HOSZ)
Cardinal and Prince-
- Hospice:
( Latin hospitium , a guest house).
During the early ...
- Hospital Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus:
These sisters are established in
- Hospitality:
The Council of
- Hospitallers:
During the Middle Ages, among the
- Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem:
(Also known as K NIGHTS OF M ALTA ).
...
- Hospitals:
(Latin hospes , a guest; hence hospitalis , hospitable; hospitium , a ...
- Hospitius, Saint:
(Sospis)
Recluse, b. according to tradition in Egypt, towards ...
- Hossche, Sidron de:
( Latin HOSSCHIUS)
Sidron de Hossche, poet and
- Host: Archaeological and Historical Aspects
The bread destined to receive ...
- Host, Johann:
One of the seven Dominicans, who distinguished themselves in the struggle against ...
- Hottentots:
The Hottentot is one of three tribes of South
- Houbigant, Charles François:
Born in Paris, 1686; died there 31 October, 1783. He entered the Congregation of ...
- Houdon, Jean-Antoine:
Born at Versailles, 1741; died 16 July, 1828; the most distinguished sculptor ...
- Houdry, Vincent:
Preacher and writer on ascetics; b. 23 January, 1631, at
- Houghton, John, Blessed:
Protomartyr of the
- Houghton, William:
(Variously called DE HOTUM, DE HOTHUM, DE HOZUM, BOTHUM, DE HONDEN, HEDDON, ...
- Hours, Canonical: I. IDEA
By canonical hour is understood all the fixed portion of the
- Hours, Liturgy of the:
("Liturgy of the Hours"
I. THE EXPRESSION "DIVINE OFFICE"
- Hove, Peter van: Friar Minor, lector in ...
- Howard, Mary, of the Holy Cross:
Poor Clare, born 28 December, 1653; died at Rouen, 21 Mary's 1735, daughter of Sir ...
- Howard, Philip Thomas:
Dominican and cardinal, commonly called the "Cardinal of Norfolk"; born at ...
- Howard, Philip, Venerable:
Martyr, Earl of Arundel; born at Arundel House, London, 28 June 1557, died in the ...
- Howard, Venerable William:
Viscount Stafford,
- Hroswitha:
A celebrated nun -poetess of the tenth century, whose name has been given in ...
- Huánuco:
(Huanucensis)
Suffragan of
- Huajuápam de León:
(Huajuapatamensis)
Diocese in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, ...
- Huaraz:
Diocese of
- Huber, Alphons:
An historian; born 14 October, 1834, at Fügen, Zillerthal (Tyrol); died 23 ...
- Hubert Walter:
Archbishop of
- Hubert, Jean-François:
The ninth
- Hubert, Saint:
Confessor, thirty-first
- Hubert, Saint, Military Orders of:
I. The highest order of Bavaria, founded in 1444 or 1445 by Gerhard V, Duke of ...
- Huc, Evariste Régis:
A French Lazarist missionary and traveller; born at Caylus (Tarn-et-Garonne), 1 ...
- Hucbald of St-Amand:
(HUGBALDUS, UBALDUS, UCHUBALDUS)
A Benedictine
- Huddleston, John:
Monk of the ...
- Hudson, Blessed James:
(Also known as James ...
- Hueber, Fortunatus:
A Franciscan historian and theologian, born at Neustadt on the Danube; died 12 ...
- Huelgas de Burgos:
The royal monastery of Las Huelgas de
- Huesca:
(OSCENSIS)
- Huet, Pierre-Daniel:
A distinguished savant and celebrated French
- Hug, Johann Leonhard:
A German
- Hugh Capet:
King of France, founder of the Capetian dynasty, b. about the middle of the tenth ...
- Hugh Faringdon, Blessed:
( Vere COOK).
English
- Hugh of Digne: Friar Minor andascetical ...
- Hugh of Flavigny:
Benedictine monk ...
- Hugh of Fleury:
(Called also HUGO A SANTA MARIA, from the name of the church of his native ...
- Hugh of Lincoln, Saint:
Born about the year 1135 at the castle of Avalon, near Pontcharra, in
- Hugh of Remiremont:
Surnamed CANDIDUS or BLANCUS.
Cardinal, born of a noble ...
- Hugh of St-Cher:
(Latin D E S ANCTO C ARO ; D E S ANCTO T HEODORICO ).
- Hugh of St. Victor:
Medieval philosopher, theologian, and mystical writer; b. 1096, at the manor of ...
- Hugh of Strasburg:
Theologian, flourished during the latter half of the thirteenth century. The dates ...
- Hugh the Great, Saint:
Abbot of Cluny, born at Semur (Brionnais in the
- Hugh, Saint:
(Called LITTLE SAINT HUGH OF LINCOLN.)
- Hughes, John:
Fourth bishop ...
- Hugo, Charles-Hyacinthe:
Born 20 Sept., 1667, at St. Mihiel (Department of Meuse,
- Huguccio:
(HUGH OF PISA)
Italian canonist, b. at Pisa, date unknown; ...
- Huguenots:
A name by which the French Protestants are often designated. Its etymology is ...
- Hulst, Maurice Le Sage d'Hauteroche d':
A prelate, writer, orator; born at Paris, 10 Oct., 1841; died there, 6 Nov., ...
- Human Acts:
Acts are termed human ...
- Humanism:
Humanism is the ...
- Humbert of Romans:
(DE ROMANIS).
Fifth master general of the Dominican Order, ...
- Humeral Veil:
This is the name given to a cloth of rectangular shape about 8 ft. long and 1 1/2 ...
- Humiliati:
I. A penitential order dating back, according to some authorities, to the ...
- Humility:
The word
- Humphrey Middlemore, Blessed:
English Carthusian martyr, date of birth uncertain; d. at Tyburn, London, 19 ...
- Humphreys, Laurence:
Layman and martyr, born in Hampshire, England, 1571; died at Winchester, 1591. ...
- Hungarian Catholics in America:
The Kingdom of
- Hungarian Literature:
The language which has prevailed in
- Hungary: GEOGRAPHY AND MATERIAL CONDITIONS
The Kingdom of Hungary, or "Realm of the ...
- Hunolt, Franz:
The most popular German preacher of the early part of the eighteenth century, b. ...
- Hunt, Ven. Thurston:
An English
- Hunter, Sylvester Joseph:
English Jesuit
- Hunting, Canons on:
From early times, hunting, in one
- Huntington, Jedediah Vincent:
Clergyman, novelist; born 20 January, 1815, in New York City; died 10 March, 1862, ...
- Hunyady, János:
(JOHN)
Governor of Hungary, born about 1400; died 11 ...
- Huron Indians:
The main divisions of the subject are:
I. THE HURONS BEFORE THEIR ...
- Hurst, Richard:
(Or HERST.)
Layman and martyr, b. probably at Broughton, ...
- Hurtado, Caspar:
A Spanish Jesuit and theologian, b. at Mondejar, New Castle, in 1575; d. at ...
- Hurter: (1) Friedrich Emmanuel Von ...
- Hus, Jan:
(Also spelled John ). ...
- Husenbeth, Frederick Charles:
Born at Bristol, 30 May, 1796; died at Cossey, Norfolk, 31 October, 1872. The son ...
- Hussey, Thomas:
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, b. at Ballybogan, Co. Meath, in 1746; d. at ...
- Hussites:
The followers of Jan Hus did not of themselves assume the name of Hussites. Like ...
- Hutton, Peter:
Priest, b. at Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 29 June, 1811; d. at Ratcliffe, ...
- Huysmans, Joris Karl:
A French novelist; born in Paris, 5 February, 1848; died 12 May, 1907. He studied ...
- Hyacinth and Protus, Saints:
Martyrs during the
- Hyacinth, Saint:
Dominican, called the
- Hyacintha Mariscotti, Saint:
A religious of the Third Order of St. Francis and foundress of the Sacconi; born ...
- Hydatius of Lemica:
( Also IDATIUS; LEMICA is more correctly LIMICA.)
A ...
- Hyderabad-Deccan, Diocese of:
Hyderabad, also called Bhagnagar, and Fakhunda Bunyad, capital of the Nizam's ...
- Hyginus, Pope Saint:
Reigned about 138-142; succeeded Pope Telesphorus, who, according to Eusebius ...
- Hylozoism:
(Greek hyle ,
- Hymn:
A derivative of the Latin hymnus , which comes from the Greek hymnos , ...
- Hymnody and Hymnology:
Hymnody, taken from the Greek ( hymnodia ), means exactly "
- Hypæpa:
Titular see of
- Hypnotism:
(Greek hypnos , sleep)
By
- Hypocrisy:
(Greek hypo , under, and krinesthai , to contend — hence adequately ...
- Hypostatic Union:
A theological term used with reference to the Incarnation to express the ...
- Hypsistarians:
Hypsistarians ...
- Hyrtl, Joseph:
Austrian anatomist, b. at Eisenstadt in Hungary, December 7, 1810; d. 17 July, ...
- Hyssop:
( Septuagint hyssopos ).
A plant which is referred to in a ...
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